Full-time cartoonist - #58 - Chapter 58 Animation Festival

The Tokyo Student Animation Festival is funded by Japanese officials, animation production companies, and toy development companies.

For fresh blood in the animation industry.

Japanese officials did not expect that animation would turn out to be so profitable. Public opposition is a matter of the people, and foreign exchange is still needed.

Junichi Sakata looked at the young people coming and going at the venue, with a slight smile on his face.

Middle-aged and elderly people hate animation, but young people still like it very much.

It shows that the animation industry has a bright future.

“Sakata, why are you here?” Sakata Junichi felt someone’s hand fall on his shoulder, and when he turned around, he realized that it was President Maruyama Masao.

He asked with a smile: “Aren’t you working on “DNA2″? How come you have time to come to the animation festival?”

Sakata Junichi showed cold sweat on his face, and he quickly bowed and apologized: “I’m really sorry, I will go back to work now.”

Just as he was about to turn back to Crazy House Company, he felt a strong hand pulling him. He turned around in surprise, and it was Masao Maruyama.

“I’m not questioning you,” Masao Maruyama pulled Junichi Sakata forward, “I just want to ask you where the production is at? Can you make it in time for the broadcast on October 7?”

“Of course, of course!” Sakata Junichi said loudly, “The first episode has been produced, and the subsequent episodes are also being co-produced in an orderly manner.”

Although this president is a nice person, his aura is so strong that it always makes Junichi Sakata think too much.

“Well, let’s come together.”

He took Junichi Sakata through different venues and introduced at the same time: “There are a total of sixty-seven works participating, and thirty-one of them are really unsightly, so a total of thirty-six works are being played.”

Junichi Sakata was dazzled by what he saw. He only watched it briefly for two or three minutes before going to the next venue, but he also had some ideas in his mind.

“This is an 18-minute work produced by students from Musashino Art University, and its name is “Four Major Public Diseases.”” At this point, Masao Maruyama stopped and let Junichi Sakata watch it.

“yes.”

Musashino’s animation is about environmental protection.

In the first half century, about the four major diseases that wreaked havoc on the people.

Minamata Disease, Second Minamata Disease, Asthma, and Itai-Itai Disease.

Jun Sakata sweated profusely when he saw companies discharging toxic substances for profit.

The tragic situation of the victims in the animation made Junichi Sakata shudder.

The human nervous system is destroyed, the brain is rapidly damaged, and eventually death occurs. This is Minamata disease;

Asthma caused by sulfur compounds emitted into the atmosphere;

Cadmium poisoning also caused bone softening and kidney failure. The screams caused by the extreme pain in the joints and spine made Junichi Sakata cover his ears.

Although the voice actors are very immature, they are full of emotions.

It took him a long time to digest it before he calmed down.

“It’s an amazing work,” he nodded, looking at the indignant expressions of the audience, and a little worried that it would not end well.

“I’m not asking you to say these empty words,” Masao Maruyama said. “Can you tell me what you think about the storyboards, animation rhythm and background music of the work?”

“Yes.” After getting along for a long time, Sakata Junichi let go. From a professional perspective, he temporarily forgot about the story of the work. From the perspective of a supervisor, he recalled every detail, and finally shook his head.

“Compared with the immaturity of other works, “Four Major Public Diseases” is much more complete and was produced through a serious process. There is a script, people, and supervision, but too much emphasis is placed on the content, which affects the rhythm. Points The camera lens is also very problematic and lacks continuity…”

“Sure enough, it’s just a student’s work.” Junichi Sakata concluded.

“Yes,” Masao Maruyama nodded, “I think so too. It is a very good work among students.”

Junichi Sakata is a little worried. After all, “Four Major Public Diseases” exposes the government and is an untouchable topic.

If it wins a big prize and the enthusiasm spreads, it is not impossible that the new buds of the activities that were finally launched will be strangled in the cradle.

Masao Maruyama took him to another venue.

The third round of works has just begun.

Junichi Sakata saw a figure, somewhat thick and with gray hair, who looked familiar to him.

The person who was watching seriously and intently, after he confirmed for a long time, it turned out to be Hayao Miyazaki, the big man who produced “My Neighbor Totoro”.

He was so focused that he didn’t notice President Maruyama even though he pursed his lips.

Junichi Sakata is very confused. What is the animation being shown? Hayao Miyazaki is so fascinated.

Just at this time, “Hey – come out!” 》’s name appeared on the screen, and he looked at it seriously.

“Sorry, sorry.” A rash high school student walked past him and sat on the seat next to him.

Behind him, his friend was complaining in a low voice, “Nishimura, it’s all because you slept in so much that you were late.”

“I’m sorry, Kitamoto,” Nishimura clasped his hands and apologized, “For the sake of me not being with Minister Asahina, I chose to come with you, so please forgive me.”

“Isn’t that because you are too scared around Asahina-san?” Kitamoto said.

He tried his best to keep his voice as low as possible, but when he saw the old man in front of him turned back, glared at him, and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry.”

Then he kept silent and watched the animation.

…

After a typhoon, the sky is clear.

In a suburb not far from the city, a village was devastated by the typhoon. However, the damage was not too serious. Only the small temple at the foot of the mountain outside the village was swept away by the typhoon, and no one was injured.

Under this temple, people accidentally discovered a big hole.

It’s so bottomless that it makes people panic when looking at it.

A young man couldn’t help shouting, “Hey – come out!”

But after waiting for a long time, there was no response.

So he took a stone and threw it in, but there was still no response.

The next day all kinds of people arrived. There are greedy businessmen who want to use this mysterious hole for personal gain.

There are also research scholars who don’t know how to pretend to understand. In order to save face, they put forward unfounded opinions.

The darkness of human nature is constantly reflected in animation.

Junichi Sakata watched it very carefully. The rhythm of this animation is surprisingly good. From the beginning to the development, it guides the audience to read without being pretentious at all.

Some don’t quite look like student work.

Curious, he continued to look.

A big man bribed the villagers and the local government, purchased the right to use the cave, and established a cave-filling company.

“Our company has a wonderful unfathomable hole. According to scholars’ estimates, its depth is at least five thousand meters. This is the best place to contain dangerous items such as nuclear waste from atomic energy reactors. This opportunity cannot be missed, and time is not an option. Come again!”